This summer Eila Koltun and Bob Oros worked hard to beautify the front of our building. They hoed, planted beautiful flowers, weeded and watered. As a result, the Village of Homewood selected our property to receive a Business Beautification Award. A big thank you goes out to both of them.
Click here to view the letter we received from the Village of Homewood.
| President | Sherman Friedman |
|---|---|
| Vice-President- Fundraising | Ruth Friedman (2018) |
| Vice-President -Ritual | Ernie Ratowitz (2018) |
| Vice-President -School | Tommie Gbur (2018) |
| Vice-President- House | Gary Schwarz (2020) |
| Sisterhood President | Donelle Macey |
| Treasurer | Jerry Tenny |
| Secretary | Barbara Schwarz |
| Board Members | Barry Bayer (2019) |
| Gayla Cahan (2020) | |
| Stacey DiFillipo (2020) | |
| Irwin Friedman (2020) | |
| Bonnie Mosbacher (2018) | |
| Alan Narter (2018) | |
| David Rader (2019) | |
| Barry Sturm (2019) | |
| Gayle Weil (2020) | |
| Rich Zucker (2018) | |
| Immediate Past-President | Carole Fefferman |
| Voting Past Presidents | Judy Lohr-Safcik |
| Penny Shnay |
| President | Carole Fefferman |
|---|---|
| Executive Vice-President- President elect | Sherman Friedman |
| Vice-President- Fundraising | Ruth Friedman (2017) |
| Vice-President -Ritual | Ernie Ratowitz (2018) |
| Vice-President -School | Tommie Gbur (2018) |
| Vice-President- House | Gary Schwarz (2017) |
| Sisterhood President | Donelle Macey |
| Treasurer | Jerry Tenny |
| Secretary | Barbara Schwarz |
| Board Members | Sid Barsuk (2017) |
| Barry Bayer (2019) | |
| Irwin Friedman (2017) | |
| Elena Morone (2018) | |
| Bonnie Mosbacher (2018) | |
| Alan Narter (2017) | |
| David Rader (2019) | |
| Barry Sturm (2019) | |
| Rich Zucker (2018) | |
| Immediate Past-President | Penny Shnay |
| Voting Past Presidents | Gayla Cahan |
| Judy Lohr-Safcik |
Shir Tikvah is made up of more than 150 family units. We conduct Shabbat Services Friday nights (Reform) and Saturday morning (Conservative) in our sanctuary led by our rabbi. Saturday morning (Reform) services are conducted in our new chapel,led by lay leaders.
We have an extremely active Sisterhood which sponsors many events throughout the year. Members of our congregation actively participate in community organizations such as PADS, Respond Now,SWIFT, (Southwest Interfaith Team), and the Homewood – Flossmoor Interfaith Ministerial Association.
For further information, please contact our temple office.
| President | Penny Shnay |
|---|---|
| President-elect | Carole Fefferman |
| Vice-President- Fundraising | Ruth Friedman |
| Vice-President -Ritual | Ernie Ratowitz (2016) |
| Vice-President -School | Tommie Gbur (2016) |
| Vice-President- House | Gary Schwarz |
| Vice-President- Sisterhood | Gayle Weil |
| Treasurer | Jerry Tenny (2016) |
| Secretary | Barb Schwarz (2016) |
| Board Members | Irwin Friedman (2017) |
| Alan Narter (2017) | |
| Chuck Stone (2017) | |
| Jerry Shnay (2015) | |
| Bonnie Mosbacher (2015) | |
| Boaz Rafalovitz (2015) | |
| Barry Sturm (2015) | |
| Barry Bayer (2016) | |
| Michael Miller (2016) | |
| David Rader (2016) | |
| Past Presidents | Gayla Cahan |
| Judy Lohr-Safcik |
| President | Penny Shnay |
|---|---|
| President-elect | Carole Fefferman |
| Vice-President- Fundraising | Ruth Friedman |
| Vice-President -Ritual | Ernie Ratowitz (2016) |
| Vice-President -School | Tommie Gbur (2016) |
| Vice-President- House | Gary Schwarz |
| Vice-President- Sisterhood | Gayle Weil |
On July 15, 2013 Rabbi Carmit Harari officially began her tenure to serve our community as spiritual leader of B’nai Yehuda Beth Sholom and Congregation Am Echad. Our new rabbi was born in Haifa, Israel and spent her childhood in Skokie and Racine, Wisconsin. She went to OSRUI as a camper and later served as a counselor and resident director. She was ordained at the Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati in 2008. For the past five years, she has served as Rabbi of Temple Beth Ora in Edmonton, Alberta.
